School Visits

Give us a call and we will organise for one of our pilots and our Schools coordinator, Sue Beehre to come to your classroom and talk to you about the Northland Electricity Helicopter. Alternatively, you can set up a time to come and visit us at the St John base in Kensington.

“I am writing on behalf of the junior children and staff of Camp Quality to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the fantastic and most informative talk you gave on the history of the Northland rescue helicopter as I think everyone totally enjoyed it and I know we had a quiet trip home with all the children doing the activity books.” – Sean Walton, Camp Quality New Zealand Inc  

During your visit, we will do some of the following:-

• Demonstrate our winching and safety equipment

• Explain what happens during an emergency

• Answer your questions about the helicopter

• Show you the instument panels and GPS

• Give you the opportunity to sit inside the cockpit

• Take your photo with the helicopter and pilots on duty

• Give you a Helicopter Activity Book to take away to learn more about the helicopter

• Give you the opportunity to join our Heli Club.

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“Thanks so much for letting us come to visit your place. We all really enjoyed the trip and learnt a lot about rescue services…The children were very glad to be able to get inside the ambulance and Helimed 1. This sort of learning is always effective and creates memories for them.” – Mrs J. Whitlam, Whangarei Adventist School

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“Thank you so much for coming into our classroom last term to tell us about the Northland Electricity Helicopter, and your role as a pilot in attending challenge and crises situations…we all enjoyed hearing your interesting stories.

We thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the pilot’s gear, and looking at the pictures showing the helicopter in action. Thank you for answering all our questions – you were awesome.

Many of our classmates are wearing the caps and t-shirts that you gave us, even though Miss Bonetti wanted to keep them all for herself!!!”
Room 18, Whangarei Intermediate School.

If you would like to organise a school visit to our hangar in Kensington or have one of our staff come out and talk to your class or group, please call Sue on (09) 437 2199 or email info@nest.org.nz.